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Black Women Call for Minority Leaders Schumer and Pelosi to Publicly Support Congresswoman Waters in #IStandWithMaxine Campaign

The letter below shares the profound indignation deep disappointment the undersigned Black women have over the failure of Minority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader Pelosi to protect Congresswoman Waters from unwarranted attacks from the Trump Administration. Please join the #IStandWithMaxine campaign, add your name to the letter via this link: http://bit.ly/IStandWithMaxine and push the message […]

Award-Winning Journalist, Roland Martin, to Launch Daily Digital Show in September

On September 4, veteran journalist, Roland Martin, will launch a daily digital show, #RolandMartinUnfiltered, which will focus on speak truth to power on the issues of the day. #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a daily digital show broadcasting from Washington D.C. that will focus on issues important to our community. With award-winning journalist Roland Martin at the helm, […]

‘FlyingOver50’ Granny Pole Dancer Makeda Smith Continues to Elevate Mature Women with New MercVille Productions Music Video Release

Los Angeles – Grandmother, publicist and pole dancer Makeda Smith, the creator behind the blog-turned-movement, FlyingOver50, has once again teamed with Christina Villegas and Jeff Mercer, the owners of MercVille Productions, to create a mesmerizing pole dance music video. Filmed as part of the production company’s ongoing “Goddesses In Motion: A Pop Up Pole Video […]

Award-Winning New Film “Let My People Vote” Being Used as Rallying Call for Youth to Participate in Midterm Elections

Poignant film becoming rallying call for youth to participate in the midterm elections LOS ANGELES – While media pundits and other experts debate the impact Russia had on the 2016 election, a riveting short documentary exposing the harsh voter suppression laws that prohibit 6.1 million Americans from voting, “Let My People Vote,” is fast becoming […]

Graduation is Just the First Hurdle

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – The Black Panther, Chadwick Bozeman, graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 2000. His writing partner is also a HU graduate. Bozeman came back to his alma mater to address the Class of 2018, and to reportedly receive an honorary degree. The Howard University […]

Academy and Grammy Award Winner, Jamie Foxx to Host “BET Awards” 2018

NEW YORK – BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), today announced Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning musician Jamie Foxx as this year’s “BET Awards” 2018 host. Returning to the stage as host for the second time after nearly a decade, Foxx joins an A-List roster of comedians and entertainers who […]

Shelia E, LaLa Anthony, and Tamika Mallory Among Honorees at WEEN Awards in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – BET Her in partnership with Bumble and the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network recently announced the 2018 WEEN Awards scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PT at The Conga Room at L.A. LIVE. Hosted by “Insecure” actress Amanda Seales, the empowering night honors […]

National Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building Campaign Launches in Georgia

The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) launched the Unity ’18 Black Voting & Power Building “Time4APowerShift” National Campaign (Unity ’18) last week in Atlanta, Georgia. The NCBCP Unity ’18 is a non-partisan national campaign focused on leveraging the power and impact of the Black vote and collective […]

Pioneer Street Photographer Norman Bush is Subject of New Documentary

Visual artist documents bill posting as the pre-Internet social media An eclectic selection of art connoisseurs gathered in Atlanta last week as filming kicked off for a documentary about the unique artistry of Norman Bush, a pioneering street photographer who creates art by photographing bill postings on city walls and images of street scenes that […]